• by April 12, 2005

Scholastic announced that BARBARA MARCUS, president of Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution and executive vice president of Scholastic Inc., has decided to leave the company following the July release of“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” During Marcus’s 22 years at Scholastic, she supervised the publication and release of all five previous Harry Potter books as well as other bestselling titles. She will be succeeded by LISA HOLTON, senior vice president, publisher, Global Disney Children’s Books.